Today’s starting lineups for both sides are as follows:
Home team Manchester City, head coach Guardiola, formation 433
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Back four from left to right Mendy, Otamendi, Stones and Walker
The three midfielders from left to right are Jingdongan, Rodri and Fernandinho
The front three from left to right is Sterling, Jesus and De Bruyne.
Visiting team AC Milan, head coach Tong Yi, formation 3412
Courtois
Back three from left to right Romagnoli, Diaz and Akanji
Midfield four from left to right Davis, Joan Armene, Goretzka and James
Single attacking midfielder Pellegrini
Double forward Haaland and Lautaro
At the beginning of the game, both teams played very proactively. Manchester City's style of play was more focused on running in the frontcourt and frequent changes of positions. The positions of De Bruyne and Sterling were also not fixed, especially
It's De Bruyne. His position is very flexible. He pushes forward and retreats back and forth, which indeed creates a lot of trouble for AC Milan's defense.
Fortunately, before the game, Tong Yi made special arrangements for the players based on De Bruyne's characteristics, which prevented De Bruyne from showing his due strength.
The Manchester City team seems to have discovered this, so the offense is more biased towards Jingdong'an and Sterling's side, attacking frequently. Especially Sterling's sending the football to the frontcourt wing.
At his feet, let Sterling attack AC Milan's defense.
However, ten minutes of the game passed and Sterling did not create many opportunities.
Many people have noticed that Sterling had some problems in this game. He did not make many breakthroughs with the ball. This is a big difference from the past. Today he did have many breakthroughs with the ball.
He tried to break through, but he didn't really start to break through. He immediately passed the football after trying it!
Seeing this, Tong Yidu frowned slightly. Is this the result of Sterling's low morale and poor condition today, or is this a deliberate decision of Manchester City's overall tactics?
Tong Yi is observing.
Guardiola on the sidelines frowned slightly, his face looking a little ugly.
In this game, he actually has very high requirements for Sterling, asking him to hold the ball more and break through, attracting the opponent's defense to this side, and then De Bruyne and the others will have more space.
Only then can it give AC Milan a more lethal threat.
But so far, there have been few breakthroughs on Slint's side.
Even Mendy's attack with Jingdong An and pressing up was somewhat hindered.
In these ten minutes, Manchester City has controlled the situation, but there are not many opportunities to truly create a threat.
Too much football comes to Sterling's feet, but Sterling either passes back or crosses the ball, and rarely breaks through with the ball. This results in their Manchester City team not being enough of a threat to AC Milan's goal. Jesus in the middle
I had to frequently drop back to catch the ball, which was a bit far away from the goal.
Guardiola was not satisfied with the team's performance during this period.
Although they played at home, they seemed to have the situation under control.
The fans of the Manchester City team at the scene were quite satisfied. After all, they had defeated AC Milan 1-0 in the first round. Even if they got a 0-0 draw in this game, it was their Manchester City team that advanced.
What's more, Manchester City is still in control of the situation now, and the initiative is in their hands.
If this game continues like this, it will be their Manchester City team that advances.
The Manchester City fans were very satisfied and sang excitedly.
There are even some Manchester City fans who are madly criticizing AC Milan and mocking AC Milan. They all shout that AC Milan has no chance in this game, so AC Milan people must surrender quickly. The victory of this game must be
It belongs to their Manchester City team.
The AC Milan fans at the scene were all very nervous. They really did not perform well after the game started and had almost no chance. If this game continues like this, they AC Milan may really
We're going to lose to Manchester City.
This is not going to work!
The AC Milan fans immediately roared in unison, cheering for their players, hoping that they would work hard as soon as possible and win this game!
If AC Milan don't win this game, they will really be doomed!
AC Milan fans have been cheering for the players and calling on them to strengthen their offense and give it a try.
He can't just watch time go by. The less time there is, the more dangerous they are!
Even the AC Milan fans in the stands were shouting Tong Yi's name, asking Tong Yi to think of a way quickly. It's impossible to continue playing like this!
However, Tong Yi is still sitting firmly on the coaching bench and seems to have no intention of changing.
This makes Milan fans very anxious and nervous!
Is there really nothing you can do?
On the other hand, Guardiola doesn't think so. He has been asking the Manchester City players to seriously engage in the game and put pressure on Milan. He hopes that the team will continue to play like this, otherwise, if the AC Milan people are given a chance,
I'm afraid there's going to be danger!
With a bang, Rodri in the midfield suddenly made a long diagonal pass, accurately sending the football to the feet of Sterling in the space.
Sterling immediately faced AC Milan defender Akanji.
All the media reporters at the scene immediately roared loudly, "Attack him, attack him, run over him!"
Manchester City fans are very active and passionate, and their voices are as loud as thunder.
Sterling, who was holding the ball, was also moving forward in small steps, preparing to break through. His eyes were fixed on Akanji in front of him, and then in the expectation of everyone, he suddenly passed the ball back and passed the football to his follower.
Mendy comes in.
All the Manchester City fans were immediately disappointed!
After holding the ball, Mendy quickly went down and then made an arc pass, passing the football to Jesus who was advancing.
Many Manchester City fans saw their eyes darkened when they saw this. What threat does this offense pose?
Sure enough, the football was directly pushed out by Diaz in the penalty area and accurately targeted Goretzka's feet.
How can Jesus compete with Diaz?
Even if he competed with Diaz, he still couldn't compete with Courtois!
The ball was very close to the goal. Even if Dias couldn't hit the ball, there was a high probability that the ball would be picked up by Courtois who jumped up. That's why the Manchester City fans were so desperate.
This attack really poses no threat at all!
Many people at the scene stared at Sterling with eyes filled with hatred for steel!
It's really a pity.
If Staley had played more proactively today, Manchester City would have already taken the lead in this game.
As for playing with such fear. After all, the advantage of this one to zero is really not big. AC Milan had a little better luck and could have evened the score.
It's no wonder that Manchester City fans and Guardiola are very nervous.
"Defense, don't let them counterattack quickly!" Guardiola immediately roared loudly on the sidelines, reminding Manchester City's defensive players.
At the scene, the Manchester City fans were even more nervous and roared crazily. While putting pressure on AC Milan, they also cheered for the Manchester City players. They called on them not to give the damn AC Milan people a chance and not to let the opponent launch a quick counterattack.
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After receiving the ball, Goretzka immediately wanted to turn around and launch a quick attack, but De Bruyne rushed over quickly, giving Goretzka no chance to quickly launch a counterattack.
Obviously Tong Yi understands De Bruyne, and De Bruyne naturally understands Tong Yi's tactics!
So he made preparations in the morning and came to block Goretzka as soon as possible.
Obviously, he arrived very timely. Goretzka could not move the ball forward at all. The Manchester City fans at the scene were very excited and immediately clapped and cheered non-stop.
Goretzka had already expected it. He had no intention of passing the long ball immediately. He immediately pushed the football to the wing.
The football rolled quickly towards the feet of James on the wing.
James immediately moved forward quickly with the ball. Seeing the defensive player rushing towards him, he immediately played a wall-kicking one-two with the retreating Pellegrini. Then he quickly moved forward and received the ball on the wing.
Come to football.
After receiving the football, he directly passed the ball and rushed past Mendy, who was a little reckless, and caught up with the football!
Suddenly, all the Manchester City fans at the scene were extremely frightened.
This is AC Milan's first attack in this game, and it looks very threatening!
The Manchester City fans at the scene were very worried.
Perhaps it was precisely because this was AC Milan's first attack of the game that it was difficult for Manchester City's defensive players to guard against it. It also led to Mendy's recklessness. Normally Mendy would not make such a mistake.
.Who knew there would be a problem in the first attack against AC Milan today.
Of course, Mendy cannot be completely blamed. The other defensive players of Manchester City were also a little reckless or a little too excited. That is why James and Pellegrini completed the two-on-one so easily.
attack.
Therefore, taking control of the situation and attacking wildly from the beginning of the game still caused some trouble for the Manchester City people.
Guardiola's brows tightened when he saw this. He immediately waved his hand and directed the Manchester City players to defend!
The Manchester City players thought that James was going to cross directly from the wing. Who knew that James, who had passed Mendy, directly cut inside with the ball and quickly entered the Manchester City penalty area!
Manchester City's center back Otamendi immediately stepped forward to meet him. He blocked James's cutting path and was full of pressure. He wanted to push James back.
Unexpectedly, James stepped on the bicycle quickly, then suddenly changed direction and rushed towards the bottom line.
Otamendi immediately changed and rushed forward quickly. He did not want to steal the ball immediately, but still blocked the inward line, preventing James from getting close to the Manchester City goal, and did not give James a chance to directly threaten the goal.
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Otamendi's defense was very sophisticated and precise, which made Guardiola very satisfied when he saw it on the sidelines.
But the Manchester City fans at the scene were still very nervous and full of worries.
After all, the ball is still under the control of AC Milan, and more importantly, it has entered the Manchester City penalty area. If the ball is kept playing, their worries will not be alleviated.
The Manchester City fans immediately roared crazily and cheered for the Manchester City players.
Mendy also rushed back quickly at this time, trying to guard James from behind.
Seeing this, Guardiola frowned slightly on the sidelines. At this time, Mendy should be leaning towards the middle to block James' inverted triangle return line. Why don't you just use this line when you are guarding?
Is it exposed?
Danger, very dangerous!
And at this time, AC Milan forward Lautaro rushed over quickly and came up to receive James' inverted triangle return pass.
Very dangerous!
The Manchester City fans in the stands saw this dangerous line. Many people complained about Mendy. Mendy was too trusting and wanted to block AC Milan's offense.
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Is this putting the team in danger now?
There were many Manchester City fans at the scene who were very dissatisfied with Mendy's defense, but at this time they still roared excitedly and cheered for the players.
At this time, they will not boo, let alone hold back the defensive players.
At this moment, James immediately swung his legs and made a pass back in an inverted triangle. Otamendi in front of him reacted immediately and quickly retreated closer, preparing to block the line of the inverted triangle pass.
Unexpectedly, the moment he moved, James kicked the football!
But this did not pass the football back in an inverted triangle, but rubbed it. The football immediately flew upwards, flew quickly in front of Otamendi, and then quickly flew towards the back point!
This is a bit of a pick-up pass. The football flew upwards quickly and passed Otamendi's defense. It also did not give Ederson a chance in front of the goal. Even at this time, it was difficult for Ederson to lift the football.
Picked off or destroyed, the ball was passed very cleverly.
The football flew quickly towards the back post, and all the Manchester City fans in the audience screamed in horror.
At the back post, Haaland rushed up quickly, jumped high in front of the goal post, overwhelmed Stones who jumped in front of him, and hit the football hard with his head.
The football shot quickly towards the empty goal.
Although Ederson rushed over frantically in front of the goal and made the save immediately, it was too late. He could only watch the football flying into the Manchester City goal as it brushed against the goal post.
The whole place was dead silent!
All the people in Manchester were silent at this moment, and they were all mourning for their heirs!
The fans of AC Milan were also very shocked, staring at all this without reacting.
They really didn't expect that the team would score a goal in their first attack. This surprise really came a bit unexpectedly!
Then the AC Milan fans roared excitedly and screamed with excitement. Their crazy look really made the Manchester City fans at the scene itch with hatred. Even some Manchester City fans couldn't hold it back,
He immediately began to curse and vent his frustration and dissatisfaction!
In the 14th minute of this game, AC Milan, playing away from home, unexpectedly took the lead against Manchester City and evened the total score!